The Original Silent Hunter Manual

LukeFF · 04-18-10, 02:31 AM

This is the manual for the original Silent Hunter, aka, the type of manual that should have come with the successors to SH1. Be sure to check out the three appendices at the end. Appendix B (Tactics) was written by a former fleet sub commander.

Some really good stuff in there!

http://www.filefront.com/16158251/Si...r%20Manual.pdf

Diopos · 04-18-10, 02:54 AM

A manual not afraid to include the word "trigonometry" and/or its derivatives!
Bahhh .... I'll say it! The good old days .....

Thanks LukeFF!

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Admiral8Q · 04-18-10, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Diopos

A manual not afraid to include the word "trigonometry" and/or its derivatives!
Bahhh .... I'll say it! The good old days .....

Thanks LukeFF!

I'll second that!

Harmsway! · 04-18-10, 05:09 AM

Excellent. I hadn't thought of that and I have the original copy right here in the room with me. Somewhere? Now I got something to read cruising between sightings.

Brings back memories too. Like the bathythermograph. Now all we get is a verbal report. That game was so clean and polished. Ah the good old days. Yet somehow very lonely.

Keelbuster · 04-18-10, 11:02 AM

Oh, the golden age of gaming; the days when a game manual would keep you on the crapper 10 or 15 minutes longer than you needed to be there. Back when the manual graphics were better than the in-game graphics...back before the gaming medium was pimped out by greedy suits.

les green01 · 04-18-10, 11:46 AM

do miss the days of the manuals as thick as books,nice to read while you play the game.

TH0R · 04-18-10, 03:35 PM

Ah the good old days! This was my second sub sim I ever played. And enjoyed it a lot. Thanks for uploading this.

Hylander_1314 · 04-18-10, 07:32 PM

That game was the reason I bought a computer in the first place. I still have the CD and manual for it, and the expansion CD disk. I think I finally quit playing when SH3 came out, and it got to be a pain to mess with dosbox as it would ctd all the time. Almost 10 years with that game. Wish we had a bathermograph that was accurate in the game so we could see where the curve is ourselves.

Harmsway! · 04-18-10, 07:45 PM

Yes, back in the day we had a working scope for SD Radar.

jerm138 · 04-18-10, 08:21 PM

Excellent find! Thanks!

It baffles me that this information isn't available with every version, even if only in electronic format to save money on printing.

Admiral8Q · 04-19-10, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harmsway!

Like the bathythermograph. Now all we get is a verbal report.

I wouldn't mind having that back, I kept an eye on it a lot

Quote:

Yes, back in the day we had a working scope for SD Radar.

I wish we had that for TMO since airplanes are invisible on the map when they become visible. Kind of strange that that was done. If anyone knows how I could get the little plane marker back, or even a black dot like ships, that would be appreciated.

tomoose · 04-19-10, 07:21 AM

Wow, talk about a blast from the past! I think I learned more about tactics in those few last pages from this manual than from elsewhere, LOL.

Good points about the air search radar. That is one nice touch that would be welcome. Another is the "appearance" of aircraft. It seems that they are extremely difficult to spot and 'appear' literally out of thin air at a certain distance which can be frustrating. I wasn't aware that planes could be seen on the map before being actually seen in the air but plane plots on the map is a tad arcade-ish for me. Having said that, regardless, I normally take the boat down fast if I get an air contact as indicated in that nifty old SH 1 manual.

nikimcbee · 04-19-10, 11:25 AM

I still have my original manual. One of the few that I kept.

TH0R · 04-19-10, 12:55 PM

One interesting thing about the manual - it is mentioned that submarines used to carry 14 torpedoes forward and 10 torpedoes aft. In SH4 we have 16 forward and 8 aft (Tambor and later sub classes).

Which one is accurate?

RodBorza · 04-19-10, 06:16 PM

Oh man! Very nice!
It took me way back!
Good old days...good old days...

The first thing that amazed me was the system specs. Funny how computers got more powerful and yet games in general got dumber... sorry...

Then it came the manual itself. It should be sent to UBI and any other computer game developer with the words: "THIS is how a manual should be done!"
Clear, simple to understand and follow, yet comprehensive.

And it is also very nice to see the menu and loading screens of SH1. Simple graphics, but amazing anyway.

And looking at the game screens, it reminded me of the SH1 damage control screen. IMO the best damage control schematic that you had in all of the series. I miss that a lot! Not to mention the Bathytermograph, the TWO working radars, put side-by-side...

And the appendixes: it was a nice way of creating immersion, without the gimmicks of today: nice, real histories and tactics that would take your imagination into the game.

And at the end of the manual, they even recommended books! Really, I don't see a developer doing ithat today...sadly...

04-18-10, 02:31 AM	#1
LukeFF Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 3,610 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 5	The Original Silent Hunter Manual This is the manual for the original Silent Hunter, aka, the type of manual that should have come with the successors to SH1. Be sure to check out the three appendices at the end. Appendix B (Tactics) was written by a former fleet sub commander. Some really good stuff in there! http://www.filefront.com/16158251/Si...r%20Manual.pdf __________________ ROW Sound Effects Contributor RFB Team Leader

04-18-10, 02:54 AM	#2
Diopos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Athens, the original one. Posts: 1,226 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	A manual not afraid to include the word "trigonometry" and/or its derivatives! Bahhh .... I'll say it! *The good old days* ..... Thanks LukeFF! . __________________ - Oh God! They're all over the place! CRASH DIVE!!! - Ehm... we can't honey. We're in the car right now. - What?... er right... Doesn't matter! We'll give it a try anyway!

04-18-10, 11:02 AM	#5
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Oh, the golden age of gaming; the days when a game manual would keep you on the crapper 10 or 15 minutes longer than you needed to be there. Back when the manual graphics were better than the in-game graphics...back before the gaming medium was pimped out by greedy suits. __________________

04-18-10, 11:46 AM	#6
les green01 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Freeman Missouri Posts: 1,784 Downloads: 1405 Uploads: 0	do miss the days of the manuals as thick as books,nice to read while you play the game. __________________ I'll tell you what bravery really is. Bravery is just determination to do a job that you know has to be done. Audie Murphy

04-18-10, 03:35 PM	#7
TH0R XO Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Croatia Posts: 420 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Ah the good old days! This was my second sub sim I ever played. And enjoyed it a lot. Thanks for uploading this. __________________ *My IL2 stuff:* LEVEL BOMBING MANUAL v2.0 \| 'MUSTANG'

04-18-10, 05:09 AM	#4
Harmsway! XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 400 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Excellent. I hadn't thought of that and I have the original copy right here in the room with me. Somewhere? Now I got something to read cruising between sightings. Brings back memories too. Like the bathythermograph. Now all we get is a verbal report. That game was so clean and polished. Ah the good old days. Yet somehow very lonely.

04-18-10, 07:32 PM	#8
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	That game was the reason I bought a computer in the first place. I still have the CD and manual for it, and the expansion CD disk. I think I finally quit playing when SH3 came out, and it got to be a pain to mess with dosbox as it would ctd all the time. Almost 10 years with that game. Wish we had a bathermograph that was accurate in the game so we could see where the curve is ourselves. __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ---------------------

04-18-10, 07:45 PM	#9
Harmsway! XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 400 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Yes, back in the day we had a working scope for SD Radar.

04-18-10, 08:21 PM	#10
jerm138 Watch Officer Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 332 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Excellent find! Thanks! It baffles me that this information isn't available with every version, even if only in electronic format to save money on printing. __________________

04-19-10, 07:21 AM	#12
tomoose Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 930 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	LOL Wow, talk about a blast from the past! I think I learned more about tactics in those few last pages from this manual than from elsewhere, LOL. Good points about the air search radar. That is one nice touch that would be welcome. Another is the "appearance" of aircraft. It seems that they are extremely difficult to spot and 'appear' literally out of thin air at a certain distance which can be frustrating. I wasn't aware that planes could be seen on the map before being actually seen in the air but plane plots on the map is a tad arcade-ish for me. Having said that, regardless, I normally take the boat down fast if I get an air contact as indicated in that nifty old SH 1 manual.

04-19-10, 11:25 AM	#13
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I still have my original manual. One of the few that I kept. __________________

04-19-10, 12:55 PM	#14
TH0R XO Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Croatia Posts: 420 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	One interesting thing about the manual - it is mentioned that submarines used to carry 14 torpedoes forward and 10 torpedoes aft. In SH4 we have 16 forward and 8 aft (Tambor and later sub classes). Which one is accurate? __________________ *My IL2 stuff:* LEVEL BOMBING MANUAL v2.0 \| 'MUSTANG'

04-19-10, 06:16 PM	#15
RodBorza Electrician's Mate Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Brazil, Brasilia (Capital city) Posts: 140 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Oh man! Very nice! It took me way back! Good old days...good old days... The first thing that amazed me was the system specs. Funny how computers got more powerful and yet games in general got dumber... sorry... Then it came the manual itself. It should be sent to UBI and any other computer game developer with the words: "THIS is how a manual should be done!" Clear, simple to understand and follow, yet comprehensive. And it is also very nice to see the menu and loading screens of SH1. Simple graphics, but amazing anyway. And looking at the game screens, it reminded me of the SH1 damage control screen. IMO the best damage control schematic that you had in all of the series. I miss that a lot! Not to mention the Bathytermograph, the TWO working radars, put side-by-side... And the appendixes: it was a nice way of creating immersion, without the gimmicks of today: nice, real histories and tactics that would take your imagination into the game. And at the end of the manual, they even recommended books! Really, I don't see a developer doing ithat today...sadly... __________________ I won't say nothing until SHVI comes out... good thing subskippers are known for their patience... "On the ship sinking business since 1996"